A unified n-body and statistical treatment of stellar dynamicsThe methods of a new 'hybrid' computed code for stellar dynamics are summarized. All particles in the inner spatial region are followed exactly via a direct N-body code and all particles in the outer spatial region are treated statistically via a distribution function and Fokker-Planck type methods. An intermediate region, with features of both, allows exchange of particles and energy between the outer and inner regions. The code is applied to the period just before core collapse and just after and the results are summarized.
Document ID
19860053456
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Lightman, A. P. (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Cambridge, MA, United States)
Mcmillan, S. L. W. (Illinois, University Urbana, United States)